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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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:
In the Matter of : CERTIFICATE
: of
CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS COMPANY : NOTIFICATION
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania :
: NO. 8
File No. 70-7170 : ____________
:
(Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935): TRANSACTIONS
____________________________________________: DURING PERIOD
April 1, 1994
through
June 30, 1994
TO THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION:
By Order dated November 27, 1985 (HCAR No. 23926), as amended by
Supplemental Orders dated March 20, 1986 and December 18, 1989 (HCAR
Nos. 24052 and 25002, respectively) in the above captioned
proceedings, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission")
permitted the Declaration of Consolidated Natural Gas Company
("Consolidated") to become effective, thereby authorizing Consolidated
to issue and sell up to 1,500,000 shares (adjusted for one stock
split) of its authorized but unissued Common Stock, $2.75 par value,
to Society Bank (successor to AmeriTrust Company National Association)
("Agent"), the Agent for Consolidated's common stockholders
participating in its Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRP").
This Certificate is filed pursuant to Rule 24 as a notification
that no shares were issued to the DRP Agent during the period.
Thus, as of the date hereof, 1,415,903 shares under this
proceeding remain unissued.
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The "past-tense" opinion required by paragraph F(2) of the
instructions as to exhibits for Form U-1 will be filed when all of the
transactions authorized pursuant to said Orders have been consummated.
CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS COMPANY
By H. P. Payne, Jr.
Its Attorney
Dated this 29th Day
of July, 1994
